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Science 24 March 1967:
Vol. 155. no. 3769, pp. 1560 - 1561
DOI: 10.1126/science.155.3769.1560
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Alpha-Glycerophosphate Dehydrogenase and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in Tissues of the Weddell Seal

George H. Fried 1, Carleton Ray 1, Jack Hiller 1, Steve Rabinow 1, and William Antopol 1

1 Beth Israel Medical Center, New York; New York Aquarium, Brooklyn; and Department of Biology, Brooklyn College

High activity of alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase and low activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in adipose tissue of Weddell seals suggest that neutral fat may be assembled there from exogenous sources of fatty acids. Low activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in other tissues tested precludes assignment of the function of fatty-acid synthesis to any specific tissue and emphasizes uniqueness of adipose mass in seals.

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